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Stop at habor freight and get a e torx socket set for like $15
100% agree......................I'm not against HF for a lot of things but for that particular set of bolts I didn't want anything to muck up the head of the bolt. If it gets rounded off then you're in deep dung - don't want the socket distorting at all.
I'd suggest a high quality e-Torx socket for that job (it's an E-14) to make sure it gets a good grip on the bolt head. I bought a Wright Tools socket and 3/8 to 1/2 inch adapter - think I paid $25 or so for the pair. That 25 buck peace of mind was worth it to me - the bolts came out fairly easily.
Like I said, I have nothing against HF and shop there all the time but there are certain tools for certain jobs that demand quality - this is one of them.
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Bob
I'm not against HF for a lot of things but for that particular set of bolts I didn't want anything to muck up the head of the bolt. If it gets rounded off then you're in deep dung - don't want the socket distorting at all.
I'd suggest a high quality e-Torx socket for that job (it's an E-14) to make sure it gets a good grip on the bolt head. I bought a Wright Tools socket and 3/8 to 1/2 inch adapter - think I paid $25 or so for the pair. That 25 buck peace of mind was worth it to me - the bolts came out fairly easily.
Like I said, I have nothing against HF and shop there all the time but there are certain tools for certain jobs that demand quality - this is one of them.
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EDIT: And for what it's worth it's not a difficult job - kind of get contorted reaching around the hubs to find the bolts mostly by feel. Once the bolts are off a couple of raps with a BFH on the hub and it comes right out. FWIW I used Timken cuz they're based right here in the county where I live so want to support the locals, ya know?
Bob
I forget the brand. they were $50 or less. I had read go name brand but I have never had a rock auto part with the heart symbol not perform for me and I read all the name brand ones are made overseas now so I went for it
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your right they were. wjb was the brand. couldn't find a bad review on line but found plenty for the higher brand ones saying they were not the same quality and now made in China too. who knows could come from same factory. there has been nothing reject about them. beefier than the originals.
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